My title is a bit epic for what I did for this assignment, but it popped in my head and I couldn't resist. I really struggled with this assignment. Not because it was difficult, but because I just could not come up with anything to do. I kind of just rolled with it. Saturday afternoon I got a text from my best friend. He was having a cookout for his son's four birthday and invited me to come over. I almost said no because I'm not a fan of going to big social events, especially ones where I literally know only two people. I just kept thinking about the conversation that happened in class, which I'm still not sure how I feel about, and what was said about me trying to break my own rules. I figured I should give it a shot, so I went. Even though I was nervous on the drive over and kinda kept to myself for most of the shindig, I managed to have a pretty good time by the end. I'm sure the few people reading this post are thinking about how insanely lame this is. I usually avoid parties like the plague, so this was a pretty big deal for me. It's not necessarily a "rule" and I didn't physically create anything physical, but it was a huge challenge for me to take on. Even though I was pretty on edge for a lot of the evening, when I was in my car on the way home I felt pretty proud of myself. I couldn't even tell you the last time I willingly went to any kind of social gathering and actually had a good time. It was huge. I was worried that I would hide in a corner, but I did try to make myself talk to some people besides my best friend. I may have even made a couple new friends by the end of the night. Who knows? So, even though it may not have technically been a "rule" and I didn't physically create anything that I can show, I accomplished something that I never would have expected. Maybe this will help me to be less fearful the next time a shindig comes up. (=